Category archives for “music”
Fairtunes to the rescue
OK, you can stop feeling guilty now. About downloading MP3s, anyhow. Fairtunes to the rescue. I like this. A website that let’s you make a payment directly to a musician in return for MP3s you’ve downloaded. This leaves the record labels out of the loop. Boohoo. If you donate even a couple bucks for one [...]
Internet radio
I’m a big fan of Internet radio (I’m also a big fan of having a relatively fast full-time Internet connection). While a lot of the channels out there have limited playlists that just loop around, you can still get exposed to a lot of new stuff. Like this Calypso cover of Talking Heads’ “Once in [...]
Sir Finks
Went and saw the Sir Finks at the Carousel Lounge last night with Tracy. The band has been augmented with a chick on keyboards, wearing her Carnaby Street finest (as were some folks in the audience). The smoke and percussive volume (they’re usually not that loud) started getting to us after a while, so not [...]
Dave Edmunds at Cactus Cafe
Old rocker tears it up
Victrola
Checked out a band that was on my “to check out” list last night. Victrola. They’ve got a regular Monday-night gig at the Empanada Parlour. They’re good. Early New Orleans style jazz, torch songs, that sort of thing.
On my way home, I snapped one of the brake cables on my bike. This has never happened [...]
